diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
index 5871d93..8ec2410 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -170,10 +170,9 @@
   (let ((whitespace-style '(empty trailing)))
 	(whitespace-cleanup)))
 (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'buffer-cleanup-whitespace)
-(setq-default show-trailing-whitespace t)
-;; Buffer Menu does trailing whitespace, don't show them
-(add-hook 'buffer-menu-mode-hook
-		  (lambda () (setq-local show-trailing-whitespace nil)))
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook
+          (lambda ()
+            (setq show-trailing-whitespace t)))
 
 ;; ensure repo cache is up1date
 (or (file-exists-p package-user-dir)